"News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters"Some of what they post falls under the latter category, not the former.Could it be that this article annoyed you *because* you're an electrical engineer?Doesn't matter I was happy to see his article this morning.

Just curious: What's wrong with medium.com?I look at it once in a while, but don't know much about it other than what I've found to be a fairly attractive layout.Aside from that, it's just a blog platform, right? Anyone can write an article and if it gets any traffic, Medium's editors or algorithms promote it, if I understand correctlyAm I missing something?

To me, this looks more like a form of accounting.Each mark represents something owed or something paid: In effect, it's a "chit".(Was unsure of the exact meaning of chit, so I googled it:Chit: A short official note, memorandum, or voucher, typically recording a sum owed.)

I haven't seen any studies where they spontaneously create art, though, which leads me to believe that accounting could appear earlier."Deliberate Markings", yes, which is significant and amazing, but undoubtedly some fool is going to claim that it is "unmistakeable proof that the ancients worshiped the ocean waves" or that it was carved by a shaman as a form of divination.

As to faxes, handwritten business communications are not at all unusual among older companies, due to the fact that typing kanji was not as straightforward process 20 years ago as it is today.

I've sent telegrams in Japan, but only to couples who were getting married and whose wedding I couldn't attend. I've never seen them used for other things, but a wedding is likely to have a few telegrams read at the reception.

While you're bickering over semantics, I'm demonstrating to the original poster how I have put together a working, reliable system that actually helps people deal with the tragedy that is Alzheimer's. Think about that for a minute, will you?

Explain to me how *any* of what you suggest would actually add any value whatsoever over the current setup.

We have a reliable, working system in place, after all. It has proven itself over and over, allowing us to communicate easily with her, with ambulance crews and with doctors. It has brought some peace of mind to both her and the family.